4 years ago - 61-year-old John is killed in an explosion set by Blockbuster's assassin.

The existence of John Law makes a fantastic case that there really is no such thing as a completely original superhero, as he clearly has most of Spider-Man's most recognizable powers, and was created more than two decades earlier. He's one of the few characters in our All-Star Squadron that was actually in the original Squadron. His affair with Libby Lawrence was a major plot device in the elseworlds series Golden Age, but we've given it less dramatic weight, turning it into a part of the larger drama between Libby and her husband Johnny. This is all pretty deliberate, because the main purpose of these characters is to give background structure to Jesse Quick, not to engage in elaborate soap opera love triangles.

John Law's role as a supporting character in Nightwing's life is a very clever turn, and we've fully embraced it here. He's certainly a good choice as a mentor to Dick Grayson, and his tragic death at the hands of Dick's nemesis is a fantastic element of what became a truly epic story.